Two great finals had Space This Saturday ahead in the European Sub-21 of Hockey grass of Terrassa, after a few semifinals of infarction, the two host selections were candidates for everything in the fight for gold medals.
The Spaniards went on the field with the illusion of making history but in front of them had to overcome one of the best rivals internationally. And quickly noticed.
At the minute of starting the game, the Dutch transformed their first PC with a great drag that sneaked into the Spanish goal and put the (0-1) in the electronic. A early setback that would not make ours lower their arms. Spain continued working, became strong defensively and played its game the first rooms trying to have few things in the match. And so it was.
In the second quarter, Netherlands He had some PC to expand the difference, but the Spanish defense was 10 to avoid expanding the distance on the scoreboard. The best for Spain was a click of Teresa Lima that was touched by the goal of the goal that defended the Netherlands. It came with (0-1) on the scoreboard.
Spanish players celebrate a goal during the final of the European sub-21 hockey grass of Terrassa'2024
After the break Spain went for the comeback. He advanced his pressure and adjusted his vertical transitions by adding more people to the attack and finding rapid combinations that made them with danger to the opposite area. But the hockey is like that, when Spain was best, the Netherlands found a Stroke after a corner penalty, which were. capable of transforming and putting the (0-2) on the score for visiting tranquility.
In the last period, Spain sought the comeback in all possible ways, overturned, but did not find the necessary effectiveness to start cutting differences. In the minute of starting the fourth quarter, again, from the stroke point of the Netherlands made the (0-3) that gave some peace of mind to the visitors. The Spaniards played it even more and played without a goalkeeper the final 10 minutes.
The courage had a prize and in just two minutes, a double by Teresa Saenz de Santa Maria put just a goal away to Spain seven minutes to the end. (23). And the madness did not stop, in the next play of the penalty Lucía Casado found a Korean who certified the comeback and put the tables on the score 6 minutes to the end (3-3).
The hockey this time was cruel to Spain, since the Netherlands with two goals in the last minutes of meeting, put the definitive (3-5) and proclaimed European champion.
Gold in the male final
Same rival but different results for boys. The combined directed by Uri Torras He reached the European final after eliminating Belgium in the semifinals. A Spain called to do big things in this tournament after bronze in the World Cup last December. And they have not disappointed, in the final where I was waiting for the Netherlands after showing a great level throughout the tournament.
Spain came out with everything. A for the final. Trying to take the pace of the meeting, but as in the group stage, it was the Netherlands that was advanced in the electronic by transforming a corner penalty that nothing could do the goalkeeper Jan Capellades (0-1).
In the second quarter, Spain continued to insist on its game, wanting to be the protagonist and brave. I imposed the rhythm and the occasions, and after several launches from the PC, Bruno Ávila, to a minute for the break connected a tremendous drag that surpassed the Dutch goalkeeper and put the boards in the electronic at the break (1-1).
After the rest absolute dominance of Spain. He went out for the game and noticed from minute one. He touched the second in a great launch of Aleix Bozal des of the PC that ran into the left post of the Dutch goal, but it was only a warning of what was going to happen minutes later. Pere Amat, after a genius play, in which he exceeded up to three defenders put a perfect push at the bottom of the drawer that gave Spain in the second on the scoreboard and the possibility of getting ahead in the game. (2-1).
Spain closed a 10 -spectacular match. He defended, dominated the ball and handled everything in his hand to close a magnificent encounter. Six minutes to the end, the redsticks hit with a counterattack of rhythm that Pablo Espino culminated with a Korean to the second stick that Nico Álvarez was in charge of throwing himself with everything, putting the stick and making the third for Spain (3-1).
